Chapter 691: Pause, resume and abort parsing

Core Idea

:::warning We are phasing out Media Parser and are moving to Mediabunny!

Key Concepts

• Pause and resume
• Cancel a parsing process
• Checking if a parse was aborted
• See also

Code Examples

const controller = mediaParserController();

parseMedia({
  src: 'https://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4',
  controller,
})
  .then(() => {
    console.log('Finished downloading');
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.error('Error downloading', err);
  });

// Wait 1 sec, pause, wait 1 sec, resume
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
controller.pause();
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
controller.resume();

• What it demonstrates: Usage pattern for Pause, resume and abort parsing from the official docs.

Key Takeaways

1. Understand pause and resume when working with Pause, resume and abort parsing.
2. Understand cancel a parsing process when working with Pause, resume and abort parsing.
3. Understand checking if a parse was aborted when working with Pause, resume and abort parsing.
4. Understand see also when working with Pause, resume and abort parsing.

Connects To

• Download and Parse: related page in the Media Parser (@remotion/media-parser) section.
• Download and Parse Media: related page in the Media Parser (@remotion/media-parser) section.
• Fast and Slow: related page in the Media Parser (@remotion/media-parser) section.